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Television:
a. Some of the most popular t.v. shows in the 1950's were the Texaco Star Theatre, I love Lucy, Gunsmoke, and many others.
b. Some subjects that television presented were family life.
c. Racial discrimination and other tender subjects.
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Radio:
a. Radio turned to news, weather, music, and community issues.
b. Radio played music created by African-Americans to popularize their culture.

Film:
Movies were played in color, they were a lot bigger than a normal television, and they had stereophonic sound.

The Beat Movement:
a. The most famous beat writers were Allen Ginnsberg and Jack Kerovac
b. The movements chief characteristics were not watching television, not wearing gray flannel, not owning a home in the suburbs, and not working.

Rock 'n' Roll:
a. Alan Freed help popularize rock 'n' roll.
b. Rock's chief characteristics were rythm, blues, country, and pop.